http://sn.1w6.org/file/mk-20140921T141355-pmsbgjh.html
@mcscx it is... I'm still finding hints and trying things, but no joy so far; just edited /etc/network/interfaces and replaced the 'allow-hotplug eth0' by 'auto eth0' (it seems the former may cause problems); then again ifconfig eth0 up and networking restart - no joy. going to dump my terminal sessions in text files and try to reboot... #ihaterebooting